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Verbivore S Feast
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Author : Chrysti (the Wordsmith.)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004
Verbivore S Feast written by Chrysti (the Wordsmith.) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with English language categories.
What led to the expression ?let the cat out of the bag Why do we call blondes ?towheads For Pete's sake, what is a fangle? In this humorous and engaging collection of word origins and histories, the famed host of the ?Chrysti the Wordsmith? series (heard on Yellowstone Public Radio, Montana Public Radio, Montana State University's KGLT-FM, and Armed Forces Radio and Television Service) shares the stories behind the words. This irresistible medley is a must for word lovers everywhere.
Verbivore S Feast Second Course
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Author : Chrysti Mueller Smith
language : en
Publisher: Farcountry Press
Release Date : 2015-09-12
Verbivore S Feast Second Course written by Chrysti Mueller Smith and has been published by Farcountry Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-09-12 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
In this companion edition to her popular Verbivore's Feast, Chrysti the Wordsmith, host of the much-loved radio show of the same name, once again examines the evolution and history of the English language, using the odd expressions and cliches that pepper it. Exploring words such as lollygag and quack, and phrases ranging from break a leg to shake a stick and from Adam's apple to trip the light fantastic, Chrysti the Wordsmith uncovers the fascinating stories about their origins.
Verbivore S Feast
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Author : Chrysti Mueller Smith
language : en
Publisher: Farcountry Press
Release Date : 2012-09-12
Verbivore S Feast written by Chrysti Mueller Smith and has been published by Farcountry Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-12 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
What led to the expression "let the cat out of the bag"? Why do we call blondes "towheads"? For Pete's sake, what is a fangle? In this humorous and engaging collection of word origins and histories, the famed host of the Chrysti the Wordsmith series (heard on Yellowstone Public Radio, Montana Public Radio, Montana State University's KGLT-FM, and Armed Forces Radio and Television Service) shares the stories behind the words. This irresistible medley is a must for word lovers everywhere.
Verbivoracious Festschrift Volume Three
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Author : G. N. Forester
language : en
Publisher: Verbivoraciouspress
Release Date : 2015-05-11
Verbivoracious Festschrift Volume Three written by G. N. Forester and has been published by Verbivoraciouspress this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-05-11 with Literary Collections categories.
A monument to our insatiable verbivoracity, The Syllabus is an act of humble genuflection before the authors responsible for those texts which have transported us to the peak of readerly nirvana and back. The texts featured, chosen in a rapturous frenzy by editors and contributors alike, represent a broad sweep of the most important exploratory fiction written in the last hundred years (and beyond). Featuring 100 texts from (fewer than) 100 contributors, The Syllabus is a form of religious creed, and should be read primarily as a holy manual from which the reader draws inspiration and hope, helping to shape their intellectual and moral life with greater awareness, and lead them towards those works that offer deep spiritual succour while surviving on a merciless and unkind planet. Readers of this festschrift should expect nothing less than an incontrovertible conversion from reader to insatiable verbivore in 225 pages. "The Syllabus, as a third volume of Verbivoracious Festschrift, is a celebration of reading. It's a great literary feast for the true readers, for all the verbivores around the world, a feast consisting of hundred delicious meals. I am honored to be a part of that unforgettable menu." - Dubravka Ugre i ."
Crazy English
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Author : Richard Lederer
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2010-05-11
Crazy English written by Richard Lederer and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-05-11 with Education categories.
In what other language, asks Lederer, do people drive on a parkway and park in a driveway, and your nose can run and your feet can smell? In CRAZY ENGLISH, Lederer frolics through the logic-boggling byways of our language, discovering the names for phobias you didn't know you could have, the longest words in our dictionaries, and the shortest sentence containing every letter in the alphabet. You'll take a bird's-eye view of our beastly language, feast on a banquet of mushrooming food metaphors, and meet the self-reflecting Doctor Rotcod, destined to speak only in palindromes.
Faith Film And Philosophy
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Author : R. Douglas Geivett
language : en
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Release Date : 2009-09-20
Faith Film And Philosophy written by R. Douglas Geivett and has been published by InterVarsity Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-09-20 with Religion categories.
"Those who tell stories rule society." Plato So who today are our principal storytellers? Not philosophers, but filmmakers. For those who know both the enormous entertainment potential and the culture-shaping power of film, this book will stir mind and imagination. For great stories freight world-sized ideas, ideas worthy of contemplation and conversation. Great cinema inspires wonder. But another philosopher, Aristotle, reminds us that wonder is the true source of philosophy. So perhaps Plato or Aristotle might have a shot at ruling society, even today--if they took an interest in film. These fourteen essays consider classic and current films together with several major philosophical themes, all within the context of Christian faith: (1) the human condition, (2) the human mind and the nature of knowing, (3) the moral life, and (4) faith and religion. Citizen Kane, Big Fish and Pretty Woman contribute to an in-depth consideration of the human condition. The Truman Show, The Matrix, Being John Malkovich and It's a Wonderful Life, among others, illuminate reflection on the human mind and the nature of knowing. Looking at the moral life, contributors interact with such notable films as Pleasantville, Bowling for Columbine, Mystic River and The Silence of the Lambs. The final section pursues the theme of faith and religion traced through a number of Hong Kong martial arts films, Contact, 2001: A Space Odyssey and U2's music documentary Rattle and Hum. A veritable film festival for all those who want to nurture the wonder of philosophical inquiry and the love of Christian theology through an engagement with the big ideas on the big screen.
Adventures Of A Verbivore
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Author : Richard Lederer
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995-03
Adventures Of A Verbivore written by Richard Lederer and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995-03 with Fiction categories.
In this rollicking romp through the bountiful world of words (Minneapolis Star), the bestselling author of Crazy English and More Anguished English takes readers on a logoleptic thrill ride through the beauties and perplexities of the language, spiking the text with irresistible mind scramblers.
Anguished English
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Author : Richard Lederer
language : en
Publisher: Gibbs Smith
Release Date : 2006
Anguished English written by Richard Lederer and has been published by Gibbs Smith this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Humor categories.
A collection of humorous language bloopers including misspelled words, bungled translations, mangled modifiers, and much more.
There S A Word For It
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Author : Charles Harringto Elster
language : en
Publisher: Gallery Books
Release Date : 1997-09-01
There S A Word For It written by Charles Harringto Elster and has been published by Gallery Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-09-01 with Education categories.
Word lovers will delight in this collection of unusual, useful words and their definitions by a man William Safire calls "ek-Stror-di-ner-ee". "Anyone who enjoys playing with the English language will find this compendium charming and at times hysterical".--"Booklist".
Oxford Dictionary Of Word Origins
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Author : Julia Cresswell
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 2010-09-09
Oxford Dictionary Of Word Origins written by Julia Cresswell and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-09-09 with History categories.
Contains alphabetically arranged entries that explore the origin, evolution, and social history of over three thousand English language words.